Scan Magazine | Special Theme | Top Five Golf Destinations in Sweden
Scandinavia’s leading golf experience Vasatorp Golf Club in southern Sweden welcomes players of all levels – from complete beginners to fully fledged European Tour members – to come and improve their game. Named Sweden’s best course in 2015 at the World Golf Awards, the impeccably designed Tournament Course is one of the many reasons Vasatorp has earned its status as a first-class facility. By Stephanie Lovell | Photos: Mickael Tannus
With an impressive total of 54 holes, Vasatorp offers four premier golf courses to suit all ages and abilities. You can work through the 18 holes of the flagship Tournament Course, improve your strategy on the Classic Course, embrace the different challenges of the full-length ninehole Alley Course or improve your short game on the sloped Western 9 course. Each course promises to well and truly test your skills, allowing you to raise every aspect of your game.
A championship course with a links feel “In 2008 we opened our Tournament Course, which was designed by Steve Forrest, combining nine holes of an existing layout with nine completely new 30 | Issue 88 | May 2016
holes,” says Marc Potter, Vasatorp’s CEO. “The undulating fairways and rolling greens give the course a links character that is quite unique to the Swedish market and makes it an extremely fun course to play. It quickly became recognised as one of the leading golf courses in the country.” Boasting 3,500 members, Vasatorp is Sweden’s busiest golfing facility, where more than 90,000 rounds of golf are played annually. The Swedish golfing season runs primarily from April to October, but the two nine-hole courses are open all year round, allowing the core group of members to go out and play no matter how snowy it gets. The
club house restaurant is a popular spot among both members and Helsingborg locals, who come to enjoy the delicious offerings on the lunch buffet.
Practise like a pro “Thanks to our wide array of practice facilities, you can train all facets of your game,” says Potter. “We have an excellent teaching programme in place and visitors can book individual lessons or choose from a variety of lesson packages.” Vasatorp recently entered into a strategic partnership with the new Radisson Blu Metropol Hotel in Helsingborg, meaning guests can take advantage of some great golf packages during their stay. With Copenhagen just an hour’s drive away and a local airport nearby, the club is well within reach for all golfing enthusiasts who are ready to raise their game. For more information, please visit: www.vasatorpsgk.se